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CA Common Services Requirements

CA PMA Chargeback uses the cBASE component of ViewPoint to provide online facilities. Programs are written in C language. We, therefore, provide the CA Common Services for z/OS CA C Runtime routines necessary to execute these programs. Reporting and sorting are accomplished with two CA Common Services components: the Earl Service and CA SRAM.

Before installing CA PMA Chargeback, the following CA Common Services for z/OS must be installed:

If you plan to use CA Earl reporting, the following CA Common Services for z/OSmust also be installed:

CAIRIM

Prepares your operating system environment for all CA applications and starts them. The common driver for a collection of dynamic initialization routines eliminates the need for user SVCs, SMF exits, subsystems, and other installation requirements commonly encountered when installing systems applications.

Integral parts of CAIRIM are CAISSF, CA LMP, and CA zIIP Enablement Services.

CAISSF

Provides an external security mechanism for controlling and monitoring access to all system and application resource processes. CAISSF is integrated into many CA enterprise applications and is also used by other CCS for z/OS services. CAISSF provides security services for user logon, resource access control, process use control, and recording and monitoring of violation activity.

CA LMP

Provides a standardized and automated approach to the tracking of licensed software and is provided as an integral part of CAIRIM. After CAIRIM is installed, you have access to Technical Support for all CA LMP-supported products.

CA zIIP Enablement Services

Provides a common service for CA products to allow their code to run on zIIP processors, if available.

ViewPoint

Provides an SQL engine for PC-based workstation products. Workstation products can use ViewPoint to query z/OS product databases without knowledge of the underlying database structure.

CA‑C Runtime

Provides a C run-time facility that insulates programs from system and release dependencies.

SRAM Service

Allows the activation of several sort processes concurrently, simplifying the data and logic flow. The incoming data to the sort can be manipulated as desired by the user program in a high‑level language without the need for special exit routines.

Earl Service

Provides a user‑friendly report-definition facility with the power of a comprehensive programming system. Earl Service allows you to modify and print the contents and layout of a pre-defined CA application report using English‑like statements.